Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively. Screwworms—technically, ...

An unpleasant parasite spread by flies was kicked out of the U.S. decades ago — but now it seems to be making its return. As ...

A man, from India, left medics baffled after they spotted a worm in his bladder. He later confessed that he had noticed them ...

A MAN who couldn’t pee was horrified to discover the cause – a massive red worm, wriggling out of his bladder. Medics snapped disturbing photos of the parasite as it emerged through a ...

The remains of Juracanthocephalus were discovered in the Daohugou Lagerstaette, a fossil deposit in Inner Mongolia in ...

A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.

The worm is likely a parasitic worm – a mermithid nematode or horsehair worm – using the spider as a host, University of Queensland entomologist Dr Kayvan Etebari told Yahoo News. As part of ...

The findings, published recently in The Lancet HIV through the RHINO study, point to an unexpected ally in that battle, the ...